Genetic characterization of Cacipacoré virus from ticks collected in São Paulo State, Brazil

  • Glauciane Garcia de Figueiredo
  • , Alberto Anastacio Amarilla
  • , William Marciel de Souza
  • , Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli
  • , Mário Luis Garcia de Figueiredo
  • , Matias Pablo Juan Szabó
  • , Soraya Jabur Badra
  • , Yin Xiang Setoh
  • , Alexander A. Khromykh
  • , Victor Hugo Aquino
  • , Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo

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Abstract

Cacipacoré virus (CPCV) is a potential emerging virus classified in the genus Flavivirus, family Flaviviridae. In the present study, we present the genetic characterization of a CPCV isolated from ticks (Amblyomma cajennense) collected from a sick capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris) in São Paulo State, Brazil. The CPCV isolate shares the typical genomic organization of flaviviruses with 10,857 nucleotides in length and a single open reading frame of 10,284 nucleotides encoding a polyprotein of 3,427 amino acids. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that CPCV is unique, as a potentially tick-borne virus, in the Japanese encephalitis virus serogroup.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1783-1786
Number of pages4
JournalArchives of virology
Volume162
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2017
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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